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In 1991, the remains of a woman were discovered on the early medieval foreshore of the Thames River. The skeletal remains ...
In the 1800s, archaeologists dug up a major Norse find in Sweden. Recent studies reveal there's even more to get excited ...
A metal detectorist has uncovered a 1,000-year-old Viking gold braided arm ring on the Isle of Man, offering clues to skilled ...
In the ninth century it was a place of pilgrimage and ... Lower left, a whorl, which may have been used by Viking women to spin thread, unearthed in Repton. The tool is evidence the Vikings ...
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This discovery was unusual not only for the richness of its grave goods but also for its ninth-century occupants: two elite women, one believed by some to be a sorceress. Museum of the Viking Age ...
Three high-status women, though perhaps not Scandinavians ... Dating to the mid-9th century when the Viking age was in full swing, the provenance of some of the items almost certainly came through ...
Søren Diinhoff / University Museum of Bergen Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking women, reports Science ...
There were women as well, who each wore “a small box made ... The non-gilded silver alloy ring was found in a 9th century woman’s grave at the Viking trading centre in Birka, Sweden. It is set with a ...
The excavations revealed the graves of three highly respected and wealthy Viking women from the early ninth century, filled with treasures indicating their high social status, according to Forskning.
Excavations at the archaeological site of Skumsnes in the Norwegian town of Fitjar uncovered over a dozen human remains dating back to the Viking era, around 9th century AD. Researchers identified ...